2. The Counselor [2013]

(Photo: 20th Century Fox via Meridian)Something attractive has caught our eye in this scene, and it isn’t Reiner’s shirt. Yes, it’s the Meridian DSP7200 digital active speaker taking up residence in the office of Javier Bardem’s character (right). They’re both loud in their own ways…

3. Risky Business [1983]

(Photo: Warner Bros.)A young Tom Cruise has the freedom of his parents’ house, which means control of the drinks cabinet and his father’s stereo – including a Rare Phase Linear 7000 II cassette deck. It’s enough reason to have a one-man party, isn’t it?

4. American Psycho [2000]

(Photo: Lionsgate)Investment banker Patrick Bateman enjoys the finer things in life, including what seems to be Harman Kardon 700 series separates with KEF speakers. He also enjoys murder, soundtracked to Huey Lewis and the News’ Hip To Be Square in the scene pictured above.

5. The Big Lebowski [1998]

(Photo: Grammercy Pictures via The Big Lebowiki)Jeff Lebowski could do more with his life, but when you’ve got your Sony Auto-Reverse Walkman, why not just lay back in the middle of your living room? Well, because you’re being asked to recover a millionaire’s kidnapped wife for a start.

6. The Hangover Part III [2013]

(Photo: Warner Bros. via Digital Spy)It might not stand up to the test of time as one of the all-time greats, but The Hangover Part III must surely be a candidate for most ostentatious use of headphones? Beats by Dre to pick up an Academy Award for Best Supported By An Actor?

7. The Dark Knight [2008]

(Photo: Warner Bros. via audiokarma.org)If you’re a Caped Crusader, you’re going to have some sharp kit in your pad. Bang & Olufsen is the company of choice in The Dark Knight, maybe because the “bang” takes you back to the Adam West days of exploding cartoon onomatopoeias?

8. High Fidelity [2000]

(Photo: Touchstone Pictures)Rob Gordon is a self-confessed music enthusiast and he has the equipment to match – a Marantz 110; Sansui AU-7700 or 7900; and NAD CD522 CD player is the kit that we seem to have agreed upon…

11. The Conversation [1974]

(Photo: Paramount Pictures via Steve Hoffman Music Forums)Is this a Rek-o-kut turntable? Indeed it is – and Gene Hackman’s character Harry Caul is the proud owner. But it’s presumably not used to listen back to the conversations he records in his day job as a surveillance expert…

12. The Cable Guy [1996]

(Photo: Colombia Pictures)We couldn’t make it through an AV countdown without an expansive home cinema set-up. And it’s as no shock that a film called The Cable Guy has one of the best that we’ve seen on film. Antiques Roadshow never sounded so crisp.

13. The Shawshank Redemption [1994]

(Photo: Rank Organisation)It sounds like a prank. Lock yourself in the governor’s office, put on the turntable and hook it up to the PA system. The result? A prison full of downtrodden inmates who are suddenly inspired to hope by Le Nozze di Figaro. Magic.

14. Pulp Fiction [1994]

(Photo: Miramax Films)With the Teac X-2000r in full flow, the last thing we reckon Uma Thurman wanted to see was John Travolta walking through the door. Still, we’d probably make the compromise to listen to this reel-to-reel deck given half the chance.

15. This Is Spinal Tap [1984]

(Photo: Embassy Pictures/StudioCanal/MGM)OK, we’ve used a bit of artistic licence with this last entry but who wouldn’t want to own a Marshall amp that turned all the way up to 11? Maybe it’s a feature for other manufacturers out there to consider…

“You see, most blokes will be playing at 10. You’re on 10, all the way up, all the way up. Where can you go from there? Nowhere. What we do, is if we need that extra push over the cliff… 11.”